Advances in Infrared Characteristics of Targets and Environments and Their Applications in Recognition and Sensing
A Special Issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220) belonging to the section "Physical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 661
Editors
Interests: photothermal conversion; metamaterials; near-field radiative heat transfer; photoelectric detection and imaging; infrared radiation simulation and measurement
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, the rapid development of infrared detection, aerospace remote sensing, and intelligent recognition technologies has highlighted the critical role of infrared characteristic research for targets and environments. As the fundamental basis of infrared imaging, detection, and identification, the infrared characteristics of typical targets (e.g., aerial, space, ground, and maritime objects) and complex backgrounds (e.g., atmosphere, terrain, ocean, and deep space) directly determine the performance of infrared sensing and recognition systems. This Special Issue focuses on the latest advances in infrared characteristic modeling, measurement, and simulation, as well as their cutting-edge applications in target recognition and intelligent sensing.
This Special Issue aims to collect high-quality original research papers and comprehensive reviews addressing the key scientific and technical challenges in the field. Topics include, but are not limited to, atmospheric infrared radiation transmission and correction, infrared characteristic modeling and experimental verification of air–space–ground–sea targets and backgrounds, deep-space target infrared detection, deep learning-based infrared target recognition, robust sensing under complex interferences, multi-source infrared image fusion, and lightweight recognition algorithms for resource-constrained platforms.
We welcome submissions that present novel theories, efficient methods, high-precision simulation technologies, and practical engineering applications. By gathering innovative achievements from global researchers, this Special Issue seeks to promote academic exchanges, drive technological breakthroughs in infrared characteristic research and intelligent recognition, and expand the application boundaries of infrared sensing technology in military reconnaissance, security monitoring, aerospace, fire rescue, and other fields.
Dr. Mingjian He
Dr. Huanyu Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- infrared characteristics
- target background
- radiation transmission
- infrared simulation
- target recognition
- infrared sensing
- multi-source fusion
- deep learning
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